Feeling Stressed? Use This Gorgeous Polar Bear Live Stream to Find Your Zen
See polar bears play on the ice in this live stream from Canada—a collaboration between Polar Bears International and Explore.org.
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Americans Say COVID-19 Has Given Them a Newfound Appreciation of Nature
A new poll has found that 6 in 10 Americans have a new appreciation of nature because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Study Shows Spending a Long Time on Your Phone Isn't Bad for Your Mental Health
A new study from the University of Lancaster has found that spending time on your phone isn't actually bad for your mental health.
What Can the Wise Voices of J.R.R. Tolkien, Frodo Baggins, and Gandalf the Grey Teach Us About the Present Day
Tolkien's commentary is relevant for every day and every moment, most especially when things get tough, as they are doing now.
Magic Mushrooms Show Groundbreaking Psychological Relief in Cancer Patients
80% of the patients who received a single dose of psilocybin had reduced anxiety, depression, and existential dread for up to 6 months afterwards.
Comfort Dogs Arrive from Several States to Lend a Paw of Comfort to Miami Condo Rescuers
To help with the trauma of the Miami condo collapse, a Lutheran church charity has brought in nine golden retrievers to lend a paw.
More Than Half of Americans Have a New Definition for Financial Well-Being After the Pandemic, Poll Finds
A OnePoll survey of 2,000 Americans, commissioned by Capital One, found that the pandemic has helped people view financial well-being differently.
Embrace Your Darker Moods And You'll Feel Happier in the Long Run, Say Scientists
Embracing your darker moods can actually make you feel better in the long run, psychologists from UC Berkeley have found.
Stress Can Accelerate Grays, But Hair Color Can Be Restored When Stress is Eliminated, Scientists Find
Researchers have found that stress really does turn hairs grey, and the effect is (at least partially) reversible, Columbia researchers find.
A New Holistic Patch Is Cutting Anxiety Successfully - Without Drugs
GoPatch holistic patches are relieving anxiety for customers using a navel patch without the need for drugs.
Adventurous Play Helps Boosts Children's Mental Health, Research Says
Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, say Uni. of Exeter researchers.
Intensive Exercise the 'Best Way to Alleviate Symptoms of Chronic Anxiety Without Drugs or Therapy'
Researchers at the University of Gothenberg have found that people exercising intensively reduce their levels of chronic anxiety.
How A Yellow Car Saved Me From Myself
This adorably filmed story of a yellow car parked on the street is a perfect example of why it's important to let go of the tiny things rather than stress.
'Friendship Benches' Alleviate Mental Illness Symptoms For Thousands
These community "grandmas" are creating groundbreaking success in treating mental health symptoms in their own neighborhoods.
Kid Therapist Raises Money by Offering Advice to Stressed New Yorkers
Ciro Ortiz is wise beyond his years – and he offers that wisdom to stressed out New Yorkers for $2 per five minute session.
They Shared Their Deepest Insecurities in Public: Best Therapy Ever (WATCH)
Would you be able to climb up on that chair and tell the public your deepest insecurities? This group of people did and ended up inspiring dozens.
Anxious Rescue Goat Always Calms Down When Wearing Her Duck Suit
Since Polly's only comforted by being wrapped in fabric, her anxiety cure is probably the cutest cure: being zipped up in a fuzzy duck suit.
When Art Studio For Mentally Ill Loses Funding, Money Flows in From Strangers
Artbeat Studios was going to suffer if they didn't find funding fast – but luckily, their community cares deeply about mental health.
Science Shows Smiling is Helpful When You're Stressed - Even if You Don't Mean it
Feeling good usually makes us smile, but does it work the other way around? Can smiling actually make us feel better? In a study to be published by the journal of the Association for Psychological Science, scientists Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas investigated the potential benefits of smiling by looking at how different types of smiling, and the awareness of smiling, affects individuals' ability to recover from episodes of stress. It shows that smiling can have real health-relevant benefits.
Neuroscientists Discover a Song That Reduces Anxiety By 65% (Listen)
The soothing 8-minute tune was shown to improve heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels in the brain.
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